Note 4 - Loan Payable to Bank	6 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	4. Loan Payable to Bank In August 2013, we entered into a second amendment to our October 2010 amended and restated credit facility with our existing bank, Bank of America, N.A. (the “Lender”), which was first amended in May 2012. The credit facility provides for advances up to $75.0 million (previously $65.0 million from January 1 of each year through August 31 of each year and $70.0 million from September 1 of each year through December 31 of each year). This facility provides for up to $10.0 million in authorized letters of credit within the $75.0 million facility. The amount we can borrow under this credit facility is limited to fixed percentages of the value of various categories of accounts receivable and fixed percentages of the value of various categories of eligible inventory, minus certain reserves. As amended by the second amendment, eligible inventory now includes food, rental equipment inventory up to $2.5 million of borrowing base, and ski lift ticket inventory from December 1 to March 31 of each year to the extent the lift tickets are subject to a guaranteed buy-back. Our borrowing capacity and thus the adequacy of our working capital would be adversely affected if we experienced a significant decrease in eligible inventory, whether due to our vendors’ unwillingness to ship us merchandise, the aging of inventory and/or an unfavorable inventory appraisal. Interest under the amended credit facility accrues at the Lender’s prime rate plus a margin of between 1.25% and 1.75% per annum (presently 1.50% per annum), or at our option we can fix the rate for a period of time at LIBOR plus a margin of between 2.25% and 2.75% per annum (presently 2.50% per annum), in each case based on average credit facility utilization. Under the credit facility prior to the current amendment, the margins depended on EBITDA on a trailing 12-month basis. Interest accrued under the credit facility prior to the current amendment at a rate of 5.00% per annum at September 29, 2013. In addition, there is a restriction on paying dividends as well as an unused commitment fee of 0.25% per year, based on a weighted average formula. The credit facility expires in August 2018. Our obligation to the Lender is presently secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of our non-real estate assets, and we are subject to, among others, a covenant that we maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio measured monthly on a trailing 12-month basis of 1.10 to 1.00 (previously 1.25 to 1.00). The covenant would apply only if our availability is equal to or less than the greater of (x) $5.0 million and (y) 10% of the amount of the credit facility (presently $75.0 million) or the borrowing base, whichever is less.

Note 4 - Loan Payable to Bank

6 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2013

4. Loan Payable to Bank

In August 2013, we entered into a second amendment to our October 2010 amended and restated credit facility with our existing bank, Bank of America, N.A. (the “Lender”), which was first amended in May 2012. The credit facility provides for advances up to $75.0 million (previously $65.0 million from January 1 of each year through August 31 of each year and $70.0 million from September 1 of each year through December 31 of each year). This facility provides for up to $10.0 million in authorized letters of credit within the $75.0 million facility. The amount we can borrow under this credit facility is limited to fixed percentages of the value of various categories of accounts receivable and fixed percentages of the value of various categories of eligible inventory, minus certain reserves. As amended by the second amendment, eligible inventory now includes food, rental equipment inventory up to $2.5 million of borrowing base, and ski lift ticket inventory from December 1 to March 31 of each year to the extent the lift tickets are subject to a guaranteed buy-back. Our borrowing capacity and thus the adequacy of our working capital would be adversely affected if we experienced a significant decrease in eligible inventory, whether due to our vendors’ unwillingness to ship us merchandise, the aging of inventory and/or an unfavorable inventory appraisal. Interest under the amended credit facility accrues at the Lender’s prime rate plus a margin of between 1.25% and 1.75% per annum (presently 1.50% per annum), or at our option we can fix the rate for a period of time at LIBOR plus a margin of between 2.25% and 2.75% per annum (presently 2.50% per annum), in each case based on average credit facility utilization. Under the credit facility prior to the current amendment, the margins depended on EBITDA on a trailing 12-month basis. Interest accrued under the credit facility prior to the current amendment at a rate of 5.00% per annum at September 29, 2013. In addition, there is a restriction on paying dividends as well as an unused commitment fee of 0.25% per year, based on a weighted average formula. The credit facility expires in August 2018. Our obligation to the Lender is presently secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of our non-real estate assets, and we are subject to, among others, a covenant that we maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio measured monthly on a trailing 12-month basis of 1.10 to 1.00 (previously 1.25 to 1.00). The covenant would apply only if our availability is equal to or less than the greater of (x) $5.0 million and (y) 10% of the amount of the credit facility (presently $75.0 million) or the borrowing base, whichever is less.

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The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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